Wellness Connection of Maine is looking for a highly motivated, positive, and compassionate Budtender for our recreational cannabis store in Portland. The Budtender is the welcoming face of Wellness Connection of Maine to our Portland customers and oversees all aspects of the customer’s experience at our recreational cannabis store. The successful candidate will possess outstanding customer service skills, a constant desire for self-improvement, and attention to details.

This entry-level position offers the opportunity to learn and grow with the Company from the ground up. Wellness Connection of Maine is a cannabis company operating in full compliance with state and local law. Our mission is to provide our customers with the highest quality cannabis at a reasonable cost to them, to support our customers’ full-spectrum wellness, and to foster education about cannabis throughout the state.

Responsibilities and Duties

The main responsibilities of the Budtender include interacting with, educating, and advising customers face-to-face and by the phone; record-keeping; assisting with inventory and cash management; interacting with local service providers; and helping to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming facility inside and out.

Required Skills

• Outstanding phone and in-person customer service skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and calmly in a positive and didactic manner
• Thriving to perform job duties in a fast-paced work environment with the ability to stay even-keeled in periods of stress
• Demonstrated proactivity, flexibility, adaptability, and multi-tasking
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and ethical conduct
• Accurate cash management and inventory control skills
• Proficient computer skills
• Ability to focus; attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team

Required Education

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2 years post-secondary education in a related field preferred.

Required Experience

• 2 years experience in a fast-paced client-service intensive industry—hospitality and retail backgrounds preferred
• Work history showing progressive responsibility as well as willingness to accept, lead and complete additional projects or challenges
• Computer & equipment operations necessary for running an office/retail center (POS systems; Word; Excel; office equipment such as copiers/telephone systems).
• Arithmetic necessary for basic inventory and cash management
• Familiarity with history and varieties of medical marijuana preferred but not required

Physical Requirements

• Ability to spend extended time standing, walking, bending, and reaching
• Reliable transportation
• Must pass a background check
• Must be 21 years of age or older

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• 10 hour shift

Work Location: In person